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Cave City Waterworks

At a glance

Cave City Waterworks (PWSID AR0000526) is an active community water system serving Independence and Sharp counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 3,045 people through 1,248 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

3,045

Service connections

1,248

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000526

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,045

Service connections1,248

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedIndependence, Sharp

How does Cave City Waterworks compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Cave City Waterworks is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cave City Waterworks is about half of that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Arkansas has 660 active community water systems, 77% of the state's 853 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 461 Arkansas systems (54%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Cave City Waterworks?

EPA lists Cave City Waterworks as owned by a local government. The AR state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does Cave City Waterworks have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between November 1991 and January 2020. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2020-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2016-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
1999-10-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1991-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1991-11-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Cave City Waterworks: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cave City Waterworks?

Cave City Waterworks (PWSID AR0000526) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Cave City Waterworks serve?

Cave City Waterworks reports serving 3,045 people through 1,248 service connections in Independence and Sharp counties, Arkansas.

Where does Cave City Waterworks get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Cave City Waterworks have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Cave City Waterworks' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cave City Waterworks' water quality report?

As a community water system, Cave City Waterworks must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Independence County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Batesville Water Utilities	Independence	15,621	Community	Surface water
Southside Pub Water Authority	Independence	9,108	Community	Surface water
Rock Moore Water Authority	Independence	3,462	Community	Groundwater
Pfeiffer Water Authority	Independence	3,343	Community	Purchased surface water
Grange-Calamine Water Assoc	Independence + 1 more	3,015	Community	Groundwater
Dota Public Water Authority	Independence	2,722	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Cave City Waterworks, PWSID AR0000526, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/cave-city-waterworks-ar0000526 (data as of October 1, 2026).